Six South Florida women were honored recently by Sharsheret for their dedication to women who have breast and ovarian cancer in a fun “Play For Pink, Deal For Teal” Casino night fund raising event ...
Sometimes great endeavors begin with one person asking questions. Such was the case with Sharsheret, a national breast cancer support group for Jewish women, that had its humble beginnings in 2001 ...
When Rachel Wojnilower was an undergraduate at American University in Washington, D.C., she did all kinds of activities with her Jewish sorority, Alpha Epsilon Phi. Now 36, Wojnilower has let most of ...
Sharsheret Israel, which launched in May, is a pilot program born out of the many English-speaking women in Israel diagnosed with breast cancer who have reached out to Sharsheret in the US. Having a ...
Sylvie Slotkin was already struggling with her mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic when, before her sophomore year of high school, she learned that her mother, Lisa, had breast cancer. Slotkin, ...
Jewish people help one another like no other. Meet an organization that not only helps cancer patients, but assists those around them with professional and personal help many often don’t think about.
As it does every year, the organization Sharsheret is partnering with South Florida Jewish agencies and synagogues to host breast cancer awareness events. Among the events, which are virtual this year ...
With the approach of Thanksgiving, a national nonprofit called Sharsheret is once again holding its Pies for Prevention fundraiser to raise awareness of and support for ovarian cancer programs through ...
Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and families facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, will host its annual Jewel Circle cocktail reception on Thursday, ...
When Yaffa Leah Field was in her late 20s, she decided to undergo genetic testing. Her grandmother had had breast cancer, and Field wanted to know whether she was among the one of every 40 Jewish ...
Beverly Levy spent her career in public relations, and now she is promoting something closer to her heart. Sarah Eder, a registered and oncology-certified nurse at Smilow Cancer Hospital, is involved ...